"Quiet quitting" is the latest trend to sweep across the American workforce. The concept doesn't involve actually leaving one's job, but rather making a conscious decision not to go above and beyond basic duties. The expression began circulating in July when a New York-based engineer published a video on TikTok that went viral. But employers shouldn't dismiss this as a social media trend, warns Allyson Stewart-Allen, CEO of International Marketing Partners. "This is not a passing fad or just another employment cycle. This is a profound reassessment that people are taking time to do, to think about balance."
Stewart-Allen says the onus is now on employers and managers to help their workers re-engage. "This requires a very different form of leadership – much more empathy, much more understanding, treating people much more holistically than just a warm body who does a job and achieves certain tasks," she told FRANCE 24.
Also in the show:
- Our correspondents Anne Mailliet and Nick Spicer report on Denmark’s pension policies, which have many seniors still hard at work.
- And will the UK's nuclear power strategy pay off? The country is investing billions in new generators as the energy crisis drags on.
